Police have released a warrant for the arrest of the person wanted in connection with the Friday night fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania police officer.

Police are searching for Rahmael Sal Holt, 29, who officials said has been identified as the person who allegedly shot and killed New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw.

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Officer Shaw had been with the department less than a year, Chief Jim Klein said.

Police said that Shaw made a traffic stop, which led to a foot pursuit. At some point, shots were fired and Shaw was fatally wounded. A "be on the lookout" alert was issued for a gold-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was found unoccupied in New Kensington, not far from the shooting scene. New Kensington is about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

At a Saturday morning news conference, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Stephen Limani would not discuss the reason for the traffic stop or any other details of the case, saying that it could compromise the ongoing investigation. He repeated a call for tips from the public, no matter how small the detail, and said a $30,000 reward was available.

"I'm asking anybody with any information, as minute as they think it might be, please, please give us a call. We need to find the person who did this," Klein said after the shooting on Friday night.

"Their department is grieving from the loss of one of their brothers, and if you have any information, please contact 911," Limani said. "It's very important that we get any bit of information that we can to find the person who committed this homicide."

Nicole Drum saw Shaw fall to the ground and tried to save him. She said, "I heard about six to seven gunshots and I heard something hit my house I wasn't positive until later on that it actually hit our house."

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She said,"I didn't think twice I went outside and just ran out there and I probably shouldn't have ran out there like that because the shooter was obviously still on the loose."

Drum said it was the right thing to do to help someone who spent his life protecting others.

Food donations may be taken to New Kensington Fire Department No. 1, at 785 4th Ave., where a command center has been established as a place for investigators on the Shaw case to rest and eat. Police asked that any food or refreshments be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Shaw's body was escorted to an area funeral home Saturday.

The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Friday on Leishman Avenue and brought a large police response that included state troopers, the FBI, officers from Pittsburgh, Swissvale, North Versailles, Lower Burrell, McKeesport, Allegheny County, Elizabeth and Penn Hills, and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Officers from multiple surrounding departments joined the search for the shooter.

Authorities were seen carrying rifles. Police dogs and a helicopter were also being used in the search.